Postgraduate Publishing studies at Edinburgh Napier University. INDUSTRY APPROVED Publishing courses (accredited by the Professional Publishers Association and Creative Skillset). MSc Publishing was the first Publishing programme in the UK to be approved by the Professional Publishers Association. It is one of only two UK courses to be accredited by Creative Skillset. MSc Magazine Publishing is the only course of its kind in Scotland.

MONDAY AFTERNOON:Stijn Postema, a tech-savvy freelance journalist and academic from the Netherlands will be talking about global journalism and cross-platform freelancing skills.

TUESDAY MORNING:Stijn Postema will be talking about non-fiction storytelling.

TUESDAY AFTERNOON:Andrew Marshall, former Managing Editor at Reuters and global freelance journalist will be talking about reporting global business & finance.

WEDNESDAY MORNING:Haroon Janjua Mustafa, an award-winning investigative journalist from Pakistan will be talking about his investigative work.

Andreas Wolff, an award-winning BBC Video Journalist will be talking about technological change in the industry

WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON and THURSDAY:Andrew Marshall, former Managing Editor of Reuters and global freelance journalist will be talking about reporting global business & finance, but also about investigative journalism, managing international news operations and journalism and activism.

FRIDAY MORNING:Simon Pia, a freelance political pundit for Scottish and global media will provide a unique opportunity to a few selected students (first come first served) to practice their skills as political pundits live in the TV studio.

FRIDAY AFTERNOON:Simon (who was also Media Secretary for Scotland’s Labour Party) will talk about the murky world of spin and will provide an insider’s tips for crossing over to the dark side and engaging in crisis communications.